Senior Database Engineer

Summary

Join Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) as a Senior Database Engineer and contribute to the design, development, maintenance, and problem resolution of our database infrastructure. You will manage highly resilient corporate and cloud database systems supporting GHX's DaaS/SaaS solutions, collaborating with various teams to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability. This role requires extensive experience in database administration, strong SQL skills, and familiarity with cloud technologies. You will be responsible for 24/7 monitoring, troubleshooting, and implementing automated processes. GHX offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and professional development opportunities. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• 5-8 years’ experience in Database Administration
• In-depth knowledge of one RDBMS platform (e.g., MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, Oracle, or SQL Server) with familiarity and the ability to support additional platforms at a basic level
• Experience with hybrid and public cloud concepts
• Experience as part of a support organization involved in implementation projects
• Proven ability to manage databases in a high transaction/high availability environment
• Experience with horizontal scaling and high availability technologies/concepts (e.g., Oracle RAC & Dataguard, SQL Server ‘Always On’)
• Hands-on experience with Solaris, UNIX, Linux, or Windows operating systems in a physical and/or virtual environment
• Experience working with project managers/scrum masters to implement new projects and resolve issues
• Experience liaising directly with customers of an IT organization
• Exposure to ITIL/ITSM/Managed Services/DevOps/SOA operational models
• Very strong ANSI SQL (PL/SQL, T-SQL) development skills
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in CS or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal skills with a strong orientation towards customer service
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with demonstrated commitment to producing high-quality documentation
• Excellent team player with good experience working with departmental and cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage GHX databases, including backup and recovery
• Monitor database capacity and performance
• Manage database security and data access
• Perform installations, upgrades, and patching
• Manage failover servers
• Develop and engineer GHX databases (in collaboration with architects and software developers), including database design/modeling and master data management
• Create database objects (DML, DDL, and DCL)
• Perform performance tuning
• Implement logical to physical data model
• Design and manage ETL processes
• Manage release and continuous integration
• Develop, analyze, and present reports and metrics
• Safeguard company data, tools, and information systems by adhering to operational and security policies and procedures
• Provide 24/7 monitoring, on-call support, and troubleshooting
• Provide operational feedback to development and release teams
• Evaluate and recommend upgrades and new database tools and technologies
• Provide guidance and assistance to junior database engineers
• Implement and maintain automated processes using standardized shell scripting tools
• Develop database engineering standards and practices for secure operation of databases
• Manage relationships with hardware vendors and ISPs (may)
• Coordinate the activities of other database engineers (may)
• Represent database services team for technical issues during cross-functional meetings/stand-ups (may)
• Contribute different thoughts, ideas, and viewpoints to foster innovation

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Object Relational Mapping (ORM) tools
• Knowledge of higher-level languages (Java, C++, Python)

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Accident and life insurance
• 401k matching
• Paid-time off
• Education reimbursement